9-letter words containing s, i, z
- symbolize — to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- synergize — to act as an agent of synergy
- synizesis — the combination into one syllable of two vowels (or of a vowel and a diphthong) that do not form a diphthong.
- synoecize — (in ancient Greece) to unite under one capital city
- synopsize — to make a synopsis of; summarize.
- syntonize — to render syntonic; tune to the same frequency.
- syphilize — to inoculate with the syphilis virus as a means of curing or preventing the disease
- systemize — systematize.
- trapezist — a trapeze artist
- trapezius — a broad, flat muscle on each side of the upper and back part of the neck, shoulders, and back, the action of which raises, or rotates, or draws back the shoulders, and pulls the head backward or to one side.
- trim size — the final size of a product after its unnecessary parts have been cut off or removed: The trim size of the book in 6½ inches by 9 inches.
- twin-size — (of a bed) approximately 39 inches (99 cm) wide and between 75 and 76 inches (191 and 193 cm) long; single.
- tzaristic — czarist.
- undersize — undersized.
- varisized — of several or various sizes: varisized patterns on a fabric.
- vassalize — to make a vassal of
- venizelos — Eleutherios [e-lef-the-ryaws] /ˌɛ lɛfˈθɛ ryɔs/ (Show IPA), 1864–1936, prime minister of Greece 1910–15, 1917–20, 1928–33.
- visualize — to recall or form mental images or pictures.
- winsorize — (statistics) To transform statistics of a batch or sample by transforming extreme values.
- womanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of womanize.
- wooziness — stupidly confused; muddled: woozy from a blow on the head.
- wyszynski — Stefan [stef-ahn] /ˈstɛf ɑn/ (Show IPA), Cardinal, 1901–81, Polish Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw and primate of Poland 1949–81; cardinal 1953–81.
- yousafzai — Malala (məˈlælə) born 1997, Pakistani women's rights campaigner; survived an attack by a Taliban gunman (2012); Nobel Peace Prize (2014)
- zabernism — (obsolete) The misuse or abuse of military authority; bullying.
- zacharias — Douay Bible. Zechariah.
- zákinthos — one of the southernmost islands of the Ionian Islands, Greece: 155 sq mi (401 sq km)
- zamindars — Plural form of zamindar.
- zebrafish — a small, slender freshwater fish, Brachydanio rerio, having luminous bluish-black and silvery-gold horizontal stripes: popular in home aquariums.
- zeitgeist — The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.
- zemlinsky — Alexander von, 1871–1942, Austrian composer and conductor.
- zervanism — a Zoroastrian heresy that developed during the late Achaemenian period according to which both Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu were offspring of Zurvan.
- ziggurats — Plural form of ziggurat.
- zimbalist — Efrem [ef-ruh m] /ˈɛf rəm/ (Show IPA), 1889–1985, U.S. violinist and composer, born in Russia.
- zinc dust — zinc in powder form which is obtained by grinding or processing; used as a paint and deoxidizing agent
- zippiness — The quality of being zippy.
- zitherist — Someone who plays the zither.
- zoiatrics — the science of veterinary surgery
- zonetimes — Plural form of zonetime.
- zoochosis — Abnormal animal behaviour caused by time in captivity.
- zoologies — Plural form of zoology.
- zoologist — a specialist in zoology.
- zoonomist — an expert in zoonomy
- zooperist — a person who practises zoopery
- zooscopic — of or relating to zooscopy
- zoosporic — Having or pertaining to zoospores.
- zoot suit — a man's suit with baggy, tight-cuffed, sometimes high-waisted trousers and an oversized jacket with exaggeratedly broad, padded shoulders and wide lapels, often worn with suspenders and a long watch chain and first popularized in the early 1940s.
- zootheism — the worship of animals as gods
- zootoxins — Plural form of zootoxin.
- zsigmondy — Richard [rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1865–1929, German chemist, born in Austria: Nobel prize 1925.
- zugspitze — a mountain in S central Germany, on the Austrian border: highest peak of the Bavarian Alps and in Germany. 9718 feet (2962 meters).